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Somerville Solar Project

Brownfield

Fayette County, Tennessee · SERC

DC Readiness
63.5
Good / 100

Somerville Solar Project is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Fayette County, Tennessee, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 63.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 3 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationSOMERVILLE
Substation distance2.7 mi
Substation voltage161 kV
Available capacity3 MW
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh
UtilityCHICKASAW ELECTRIC COOP, INCcooperativefavorable to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 1.0 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait1.0 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDataBank Memphis (MEM1)
IXP distance23.9 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage97.8%
Nearest cloud providerGoogle
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance457.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former uselandfill
Existing capacity3 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index97.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDataBank Memphis (MEM1)
DC distance23.9 mi
Nearest rail12.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.08¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.33¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,600
Land price / acre$4,273

Regulatory climate

Favorablestate posture · as of 2026-08

TVA territory, DC-friendly; fast vertically-integrated interconnection.

DC tax incentiveYes
Large-load threshold≥ 50 MW

TVA infrastructure-cost provisions apply to very large loads.

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $250M+ investments; no state income tax on wages.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
31
Speed to power20%
61
Fiber connectivity12%
72
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
62
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
56
Construction cost3%
69
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
45

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Fayette County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Somerville Solar Project
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (CORDOVA - AURORA)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs67.4
TAP154305Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs66.4
ROSSVILLESubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs66.2
HICKORY WITHESubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs65.9
TAP154302Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs65.7
MOSCOWSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs64.3
TAP154330Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs64.3
OAKLANDSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs64.2

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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